The planet Mercury is 36,000,000 miles from the sun and completes one full orbit around the sun in 88 days. Although Mercury’s orbit is the most eccentric (noncircular) of all of the planets’ orbits, for these problems, assume that its orbit is circular.What is the approximate distance, in miles, traveled by Mercury as it completes one full orbit around the sun?

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The planet Mercury is 36,000,000 miles from the sun and completes one full orbit around the sun in 88 days. Although Mercury’s orbit is the most eccentric (noncircular) of all of the planets’ orbits, for these problems, assume that its orbit is circular.<br>What is the approximate distance, in miles, traveled by Mercury as it completes one full orbit around the sun?